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A collection of images about Animal.
The biodiversity of animals is mind-boggling.
Smaller fish surround a grey nurse shark (Carcharias taurus) in an ocean reef cave.
(CC) Photo: Richard Ling
Smaller fish surround a grey nurse shark (Carcharias taurus) in an ocean reef cave.
The cells of this hermaphrodite nematode (Caenorhabditis elegans) are stained so that their nuclei glow red.
The cells of this hermaphrodite nematode (Caenorhabditis elegans) are stained so that their nuclei glow red.
In one of the many unique ways animals obtain food, rancher ants drink sugary juice from aphids (Aphis fabae) in return for the aphids' protection, an example of symbiosis and mutualism.
(CC) Photo: Kenny Murray
In one of the many unique ways animals obtain food, rancher ants drink sugary juice from aphids (Aphis fabae) in return for the aphids' protection, an example of symbiosis and mutualism.
This red beard sponge (Microciona prolifera) washed up onshore. Sponges attach to the ocean floor and passively filter feed on plankton that pass through them.
(CC) Photo: Ken Ichi
This red beard sponge (Microciona prolifera) washed up onshore. Sponges attach to the ocean floor and passively filter feed on plankton that pass through them.
This granulated sea star (Choriaster granulatus) is just one of the many animals that populate the Great Barrier Reef.
(CC) Photo: Richard Ling
This granulated sea star (Choriaster granulatus) is just one of the many animals that populate the Great Barrier Reef.
One of the many thousands of ant species crawls on a peony fruit. Ants are essential in redistributing resources and aerating the soil in every continent except Antarctica.
(CC) Photo: Fauxto Digit
One of the many thousands of ant species crawls on a peony fruit. Ants are essential in redistributing resources and aerating the soil in every continent except Antarctica.
Insects reproduce in countless ways. These two mating tortoise beetles give an example of internal fertilization.
(CC) Photo: Gerald Yuvallos
Insects reproduce in countless ways. These two mating tortoise beetles give an example of internal fertilization.
Most frogs and toads undergo holometabolism: frog larvae, called tadpoles (or pollywogs), hatch from their eggs and change into adult frogs, which look and act differently. Tadpoles have gills and fins and completely live, breathe, and eat in water. Adult frogs have lungs and legs and live, breath, and eat out of water.
Most frogs and toads undergo holometabolism: frog larvae, called tadpoles (or pollywogs), hatch from their eggs and change into adult frogs, which look and act differently. Tadpoles have gills and fins and completely live, breathe, and eat in water. Adult frogs have lungs and legs and live, breath, and eat out of water.
Bees, like many insects, pollinate flowers—transferring the flowers' pollen in return for nectar, which the bees drink as food. Flowers are often adapted to attract and accept only one species of animal.
(CC) Photo: Martin Helgan
Bees, like many insects, pollinate flowers—transferring the flowers' pollen in return for nectar, which the bees drink as food. Flowers are often adapted to attract and accept only one species of animal.
Donkeys are a domesticated animal whose mechanical strength is often harnessed by humans as transportation.
(CC) Photo: Dave Sag
Donkeys are a domesticated animal whose mechanical strength is often harnessed by humans as transportation.
Jellyfish are a type of cnidarian. They are gelatinous predators that float in the ocean, using tentacles to bring whatever prey they catch into their mouths.
(CC) Photo: Carmelo Aquilina
Jellyfish are a type of cnidarian. They are gelatinous predators that float in the ocean, using tentacles to bring whatever prey they catch into their mouths.